Supporting Passions & Unschooling In The Teen Years
In unschooling, children learn through everyday life experiences. That is the path that our family has followed since we decided to Worldschool, when our oldest was halfway through grade 1. We made a choice to try our best to support our children in following their interests and passions. What that looked like many years later was our son, at age 14, leaving home to live and work in the Canadian wilderness for a wildlife outfitters. He worked many months trail cutting, horse wrangling and learning to guide.
In This Episode~Unschooling In The Teen Years
Want a a little peek into what it looks like to raise a teen Unschooler? In this episode, I interview my son, Ronan. We talk about supporting passions, his time away from home, what it is like growing up unschooled and our family experience. We also took time to answer questions sent in by listeners:
- What did he learn about himself while he was living and working away from home at age 14 & 15?
- What did he miss and not miss about home?
- How did unschooling help him prepare for his adventures and his return home?
- What was the hardest thing he had to face during his time away? How did you solve it?
- What are his future plans?
- What words of advice do I, as his mom, have for other parents that want to unschool in the teen years and support their children’s passions?
Support and Community for Parents that are looking to homeschool or unschool
Our Second Homeschooling Summit begins March 18th! It is a day jam packed with resources, information, conversation and amazing guests. You will walk away inspired and ready to reclaim joy in learning, encouraged and ready to resist those naysayers and resilient with a wider community of support.
How To Be An Awesome Homeschooler Summit~ March 18th~Reclaim. Resist. Resilience.
Join our amazing line up of speakers and connect with wonderful community.
Reclaim Keynote: Ainsley Arment of Wild + Free
Reclaim Keynote: Kelly Edwards of 90 Minute School Day and Robyn Robertson of Honey! I’m Homeschooling The Kids~ Reclaim The Teen Years
Resist Keynote and Workshop~Worldschooling and Play: Karen Ricks of Our Kitchen Classroom
Resist Keynote: Karema Akilah of The Genius School
Resilience Keynote and Live Podcast Interview: Leah McDermott of Your Natural Learner
